2018年5月16日星期三

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


North Korea, in word and deed, signals how tough negotiations will be

Posted: 16 May 2018 01:53 PM PDT

North Korea, in word and deed, signals how tough negotiations will beOn June 27, 2008, North Korea blew up a big symbol of its nascent nuclear program, the cooling tower of the plutonium-producing reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear site. Within weeks a developing deal to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions fell apart, in part because Pyongyang got a look at sweeping and intrusive US plans for verifying such an agreement. Almost exactly 10 years later, North Korea is again planning an explosive event meant to showcase its nuclear intentions.


World sees US paying high diplomatic price for Trump's Iran deal withdrawal

Posted: 16 May 2018 12:45 PM PDT

World sees US paying high diplomatic price for Trump's Iran deal withdrawalAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last January, President Trump insisted that his trademark America First policy "does not mean America alone."


Behind death penalty’s sharp global decline, a shift in attitudes?

Posted: 16 May 2018 10:04 AM PDT

Behind death penalty's sharp global decline, a shift in attitudes?When the United Nations was created in 1945, eight countries had abolished the death penalty. "When it comes to the death penalty, the progress the world has witnessed in the past decades is incredible," says Chiara Sangiorgio, Amnesty's adviser on the death penalty. Amnesty recorded 993 executions in 23 countries in 2017, down 4 percent from 2016 and 39 percent from 2015.


Argentina’s cry for help: How the world can respond

Posted: 16 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT

Argentina's cry for help: How the world can respondSince taking office in December 2015, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri has undertaken significant economic and political reforms, which have won widespread praise at home and abroad. Now Mr. Macri and his government need support from international partners to help manage a run on Argentina's currency and to continue on the reform path that many see as key to unlocking Argentina's potential. President Macri, a businessman turned politician, took bold steps early in his tenure, including resolving Argentina's long outstanding dispute with foreign debt holders.


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